New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5

Jerusalem’s Godlessness

1“RoamH7751to and froH7751through the streetsבְּחוּצ֣וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,And lookוּרְאוּ־u.re.'u-H7200nowנָ֤אna'H4994and takeH3045noteH3045.And seekוּבַקְשׁ֣וּu.vak.ShuH1245in her openבִרְחוֹבוֹתֶ֔יהָvir.cho.o.Tei.haH7339squaresH7339,Ifאִם־'im-H518you canfindתִּמְצְא֣וּtim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,Ifאִם־'im-H518thereיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426is one who doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,who seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245truthאֱמוּנָ֑ה'e.mu.NahH530,Then I will pardonוְאֶסְלַ֖חve.'es.LachH5545her.

2Andalthoughוְאִ֥םve.'ImH518they sayיֹאמֵ֑רוּyo.Me.ruH559, ‘As the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,’Surelyלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651they swearיִשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650falselyלַשֶּׁ֖קֶרla.She.kerH8267.”

3O Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, do notYour eyesעֵינֶיךָ֮'ei.nei.KhaH5869look fortruthלֶאֱמוּנָה֒le.'e.mu.NahH530? You havesmittenהִכִּ֤יתָהhi.Ki.tahH5221them, But they did notweakenH2470;You have consumedכִּלִּיתָ֕םki.li.TamH3615them, But theyrefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to takeקַ֣חַתKa.chatH3947correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148. They havemadeH2388their facesפְנֵיהֶם֙fe.nei.HemH6440harderH2388thanH4480rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553;They have refusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to repentלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

4Then I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “They are onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389the poorדַּלִּ֖יםda.LimH1800,They are foolishנוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.LuH2973; For theydo not knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Orthe ordinanceמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

5I will goאֵֽלֲכָה־'e.la.khah-H1980to the greatהַגְּדֹלִים֙ha.ge.do.LimH1419And will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to them, Forthey knowיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Andthe ordinanceמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.”But they too, with oneH3162accordH3162, havebrokenשָׁ֣בְרוּSha.ve.ruH7665the yokeעֹ֔ל'OlH5923Andburstנִתְּק֖וּni.te.KuH5423the bondsמוֹסֵרֽוֹת׃mo.se.RotH4147.

6Thereforeכֵּן֩kenH5921 H3651a lionH743from the forestמִיַּ֗עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293will slayהִכָּ֨םhi.KamH5221them, Awolfזְאֵ֤בze.'EvH2061of the desertsעֲרָבוֹת֙a.ra.VotH6160will destroyיְשָׁדְדֵ֔םye.sha.de.DemH7703them, Aleopardנָמֵ֤רna.MerH5246is watchingשֹׁקֵד֙sho.KedH8245their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who goesהַיּוֹצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of them will be tornיִטָּרֵ֑ףyi.ta.RefH2963in piecesH2963,Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpish.'ei.HemH6588are manyרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231,Their apostasiesמְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.shu.vo.tei.hemH4878are numerousעָצְמ֖וּ'a.tze.MuH6105.

7“Whyאֵ֤י'eiH335should I pardonאֶֽסְלַֽח'es.lo.ach-H5545you?Your sonsבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have forsakenעֲזָב֔וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me Andswornוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650by those who arenot godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.When I had fedH7646them to the fullH7646, TheycommittedH5003adulteryוַיִּנְאָ֔פוּvai.yin.'A.fuH5003And troopedיִתְגֹּדָֽדוּ׃yit.go.Da.duH1413to the harlot’sזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

8They were well-fedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםme.yu.za.NimH2109lustyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7904horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,EachH376oneH376neighingיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yitz.Ha.luH6670afterאֶל־'el-H413hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

9Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428people,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “And on a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088Shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315?

10“Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927up through her vineH7795rowsH7795and destroyוְשַׁחֵ֔תוּve.sha.Che.tuH7843,But do not executeתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213a completeוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3617destructionH3617;StripH5493awayH5493her branchesנְטִ֣ישׁוֹתֶ֔יהָne.Ti.sho.Tei.haH5189,For they are not the Lord’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

11For thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063Have dealtH898veryH898treacherouslyH898with Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They haveliedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.ShuH3584about the Lordבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068And saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Not He;MisfortuneH7463willnot comeתָב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935on us, And wewill not seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'EhH7200swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719or famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458.

13Theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are aswindלְר֔וּחַle.Ru.achH7307,And the wordוְהַדִּבֵּ֖רve.ha.di.BerH1699is not in them.Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541it will be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to them!”

Judgment Proclaimed

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have spokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,BeholdH2009, I ammakingנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414My wordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784And thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,and it will consumeוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15BeholdH2009, I ambringingמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471againstעֲלֵיכֶ֨ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you from afarמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “It is an enduringאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471,It is an ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,A nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoselanguageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956you do not knowתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045,NorH3808can you understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085whatמַה־mah-H4100they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is like anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605graveכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913,Allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them are mightyH1368menH1368.

17They willdevourוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֜ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105and your foodוְלַחְמֶ֗ךָve.lach.Me.khaH3899;They will devourיֹאכְלוּ֙yo.khe.LuH398your sonsבָּנֶ֣יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323;They will devourיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398your flocksצֹאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your herdsוּבְקָרֶ֔ךָu.ve.ka.Re.chaH1241;They will devourיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398yourvinesגַּפְנְךָ֖gaf.ne.KhaH1612and your figוּתְאֵנָתֶ֑ךָu.te.'e.na.Te.khaH8384treesH8384;They will demolishיְרֹשֵׁ֞שׁye.ro.SheshH7567with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719yourfortifiedמִבְצָרֶ֗יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982.

18“Yet evenוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571in thoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “I will not makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213you a completeכָּלָֽה׃ka.LahH3617destructionH3617.

19It shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961aboutwhenכִּ֣יkiH3588they sayתֹאמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Whyתַּ֣חַת מֶ֗הTa.chat MehH8478 H4100has the Lordיְהֹוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doneעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428to us?’ then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘As you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם'a.zav.TemH5800Me and servedוַתַּעַבְד֞וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647foreignנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶ֔םbe.'ar.tze.KhemH776,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651you willserveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114in a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776that is not yours.’

20“Declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046thisH2088in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290And proclaimוְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haH8085it in Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21‘Nowנָ֣אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088,O foolishסָכָ֖לsa.KhalH5530andsenselessוְאֵ֣ין לֵ֑בve.'Ein LevH369 H3820peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971, Who haveeyesעֵינַ֤יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869but do not seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200;Who have earsאָזְנַ֥יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241but do not hearיִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃yish.Ma.'uH8085.

22Do you notfearתִירָ֜אוּti.Ra.'uH3372Me?’ declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068. ‘Do you not trembleתָחִ֔ילוּta.Chi.luH2342in My presenceמִפָּנַי֙mi.pa.NaiH6440? For I haveplacedשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the sandחוֹל֙chOlH2344as a boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366for the seaלַיָּ֔םlai.YamH3220,An eternalעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769decreeחָק־chok-H2706,so it cannotH3808crossH5674overH5674it.Though the wavesגַלָּ֖יוga.LavH1530tossוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙vai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,yet they cannotH3808prevailיוּכָ֔לוּyu.Kha.luH3201;Though they roarוְהָמ֥וּve.ha.MuH1993,yet they cannotH3808crossH5674overH5674it.

23But thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleוְלָעָ֤םve.la.'AmH5971hasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961astubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֑הu.mo.RehH4784heartלֵ֖בlevH3820;They have turnedH5493asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493and departedוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

24They do not sayאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559in their heartבִלְבָבָ֗םvil.va.VamH3824, “Let us nowנָא֙na'H4994fearנִ֤ירָאNi.ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, Whogivesהַנֹּתֵ֗ןha.no.TenH5414rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in its seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, Boththe autumnיוֹרֶ֥הve.yo.rehH3138rainH3138and the springוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4456,Who keepsיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104for us Theappointedחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708weeksשְׁבֻע֛וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620of the harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105.”

25Youriniquitiesעֲוֹנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םa.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have turnedהִטּוּ־hi.tu-H5186theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428awayH5186,And your sinsוְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔םve.cha.To.tei.KhemH2403have withheldמָנְע֥וּma.ne.'UH4513goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896from you.

26For wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH7563are foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672among My peopleבְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971, Theywatchיָשׁוּר֙ya.ShurH7789like fowlersיְקוּשִׁ֔יםye.ku.ShimH3353lyingH7918in waitH7918;They setH7843a trapמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH4889,They catchיִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yil.Ko.duH3920menH376.

27Like a cageכִּכְלוּב֙kikh.LuvH3619fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4392of birdsע֔וֹףofH5775,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004are fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392ofdeceitמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they have becomeגָּדְל֖וּga.de.LuH1431greatH1431and richוַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Shi.ruH6238.

28They arefatשָׁמְנ֣וּsha.me.NuH8080,they are sleekעָשְׁת֗וּ'a.she.TuH6245,They alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571excelעָֽבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674in deedsדִבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of wickednessרָ֔עRa'H7451;They do not pleadדָ֔נוּDa.nuH1777the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779,The causeדִּ֥יןdinH1779of theorphanיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,that they may prosperוְיַצְלִ֑יחוּve.yatz.Li.chuH6743; And they do notdefendשָׁפָֽטוּ׃sha.Fa.tuH8199the rightsוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים'ev.yo.NimH34.

29Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.KodH6485theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428people?’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘On a nationבְּג֣וֹיbe.GoyH1471suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as thisכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088Shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.KemH5358Myselfנַפְשִֽׁי׃ סnaf.ShiH5315?’

30“An appallingשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8047andhorribleוְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔הve.Sha.'a.ru.RahH8186thingH8186Has happenedנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776:

31Theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-H5012falselyבַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerH8267,And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548ruleיִרְדּ֣וּyir.DuH7287on their ownauthorityיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027;And My peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157it soכֵ֑ןKhenH3651!But whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213at the endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it?

Jerusalem’s Godlessness

Judgment Proclaimed

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5